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Topic: Perfume

Vedic Hindu to Mughals, perfumes have shaped Indian culture. It’s intimate

A recent panel discussion on the history of Indian perfumes decoded the country’s powerful and intimate relationship with bottled fragrances.

Three reasons strong perfumes give you a headache

While there are some odours that almost everyone agrees to be unpleasant, our reactions to other types of odours can be much more personal.

Online searches for ‘long-lasting women’s perfume’ rose by 1,650% in past 6 months, finds survey

India is among top 10 locations for 'long-lasting perfume' searches. UAE, Pakistan & Singapore are top 3, finds survey by Arabic-language cosmetics website Tajmeeli.

Attar park & ‘scent of politics’ — why SP-era plan to boost UP’s Kannauj perfumers has gone stale

International Perfume Museum and Park (now called Attar Park) was conceived of as an exchange of technical expertise between Kannauj and the French perfume capital, Grasse.

Whiff from the past — how a handful of Indian companies are reviving the glory of desi attar

The oil-based fragrances derived from flowers & herbs slipped in preference as Western perfumes flooded markets. In their contemporary form, attars are more than old wine in new bottle.

22 products, fragrance from Kannauj: SP’s ‘scent of socialism’ for UP polls that will ‘end hate’

Bottled in red and green, Samajwadi Party says the special perfume, launched by Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday, is part of its poll efforts ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.

Fragrant but expensive, sandalwood is giving Kannauj’s perfume industry a headache

Kannauj makes raw materials for the fragrance and flavour industry. But the Rs 3,000-crore cottage industry is struggling.

Where even drains smell of roses — inside India’s perfumery Kannauj on World Fragrance Day

Ancient city of Kannauj traces its perfume-making history to Mughal empress Nur Jahan. It continues the legacy of making ‘attar’ through hydro-distillation technique.

How a chemist burnt his hand and gave birth to aromatherapy

The lavender oil that healed Rene Gattefosse’s burnt hand encouraged him to experiment more with essential oils. In 1928, the chemist coined the term ‘aromatherapie’.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has debts to pay

London: Just when you thought former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could sink no lower, fresh evidence shows that indeed he did. King Charles’ troublesome younger brother...

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.